We present to you the 10 biggest outgoing transfers in the history of Red Star Belgrade football club based on transfer fees.
Goran Drulic’s transfer held the first place for 24 years, but in the summer of 2025 it fell to third place. Here is the Top 10
10. ROBERT PROSINECKI
“The Yellow One” joined the ranks of the “Royal Club” in the summer of 1991 after winning the European Champion Clubs’ Cup with Red Star. The transfer value was 8 million euros.
Robert Prosinecki con la maglia del Real Madrid (dal 1991 al 1994) pic.twitter.com/ZE23iRS4as
— allafacciadelcalcio (@facciacalcio) July 14, 2018
9. JOVAN MIJATOVIC
It is not common for players to leave the Serbian Super League directly for the American MLS, but Jovan Mijatović was one of the exceptions. In 2024, he moved to New York City FC for 8 million euros.
🇷🇸 Jovan Mijatović, 19, is set to leave New York City FC for Europe, with Benfica, PSV, and Anderlecht interested 🇪🇺
🗣️ Mijatović criticized his time at NYCFC, citing visa issues and a focus on physical fitness over player skills 🥵
✍️ Despite scoring once in 2024, he spent… pic.twitter.com/NdwrYlBRZ6
— MLSeli (@MLSELI) January 13, 2025
8. STRAHINJA ERAKOVIC
Another transfer with a reported fee of 8 million euros was the move of defender Strahinja Eraković to Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2023.
Wishing a big happy birthday to Strahinja Eraković!
2️⃣3️⃣ Today! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/iAWE1r1VCh
— FC Zenit in English✨ (@fczenit_en) January 22, 2024
7. DARKO PANCEV
“The Cobra from Vardar,” the player who brought the European championship title to Red Star, moved in 1992 to Milan’s Inter for, at the time, a record 12 million euros.
Deadly Darko. Pancev signed for #Inter in 1992 but couldn’t replicate his incredible form he had shown at Red Star. pic.twitter.com/ZOcQfOGpRo
— The 90s Football Writer (@90s_writer) March 21, 2023
6. NEMANJA RADONJIC
The talent of Nemanja Radonjić and his strong performances at Red Star earned him a transfer to Olympique de Marseille in 2018 for 12 million euros.
Nemanja Radonjić – V8 #OM #OMNation #NR7 #TeamOM #Marseille pic.twitter.com/UozIiYupbL
— Cnbou (@LPFraicheurFoot) July 27, 2019
5. NASSER DJIGA
The most expensive foreign player sold in the history of Red Star is Naser Djiga, who moved in 2025 to English club Wolverhampton for 12 million euros.
Nasser DJIGA sous ses nouvelles couleurs de Wolverhampton 😍🇧🇫 #FasoSports pic.twitter.com/yi9AMsq0d5
— FasoSports (@fasosports18) February 4, 2025
4. DEJAN STANKOVIC
Dejan Stanković grew into a leader of Red Star during the crisis years following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
His excellent performances earned him a transfer in 1998 for a massive 12,390,000 euros.
Dejan Stankovic 🇷🇸🦅⚪🔵#Lazio #SerieA pic.twitter.com/pW7aSSgsue
— Mr. Taylor (@MrTayMCM) February 9, 2023
3. GORAN DRULIC
Goran Drulic’s transfer in 2001 to Spanish club Zaragoza for 13 million euros held the record as the biggest in Red Star’s history for 24 years.
Tal día como hoy, en la histórica 02-03, la Real completó su ‘realada’ copera en Zaragoza 1/32 de final. Aquel 3-1 sería la única derrota del equipo de Denoueix en toda la 1ª vuelta.
Marcó gol Goran Drulic, en su momento fichaje más caro de la historia de los maños. pic.twitter.com/bpLKqfJYXb
— A la Sombra de Darko (@lasombradedarko) September 11, 2019
2. ANDRIJA MAKSIMOVIC
The player nicknamed the “Serbian Messi” showed his tremendous talent very early in the Red Star jersey, which sold him in the summer of 2025 to German club Leipzig for 14 million euros.
18-year-old Andrija Maksimović joins RB Leipzig for €14M – a new record transfer in Serbian SuperLiga history!
6 goals and 8 assists in around 2000 minutes for Crvena zvezda last season.
Technique, flair, and creativity.
One of the most exciting advanced playmakers in Europe.… pic.twitter.com/neUDGOxsNK
— Football Talent Scout – Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) July 16, 2025
1. VELJKO MILOSAVLJEVIC
Veljko Milosavljević’s transfer to English club Bournemouth on the last day of the summer transfer window in 2025 for 15 million euros is the most expensive in the history of the club from the “Rajko Mitić” Stadium.
We’re delighted to announce the signing of talented centre-back, Veljko Milosavljević 🤝
Welcome to #afcb, Veljko 🇷🇸❤️ pic.twitter.com/6J1OArzjed
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) September 1, 2025

